UFC on FOX 8 weigh-in results: Johnson, Moraga on mark for title fight

SEATTLE – MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) was on scene and reporting live from today’s UFC on FOX 8 official fighter weigh-ins.

The festivities took place at Seattle’s KeyArena, the same venue that hosts Saturday’s fight card.

Flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson and challenger John Moraga, who meet in Saturday’s FOX-televised main event, each came in on point. Moraga and Johnson each weighed in a half-pound under the title-fight maximum at 124.5 pounds.

In the co-main event, welterweight contenders Rory MacDonald and Jake Ellenberger will face off in a bout that has seen increased verbal warfare in the weeks leading up to the fight. Ellenberger, ranked No. 3 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA welterweight rankings, weighed in at 171 pounds. MacDonald, who is ranked No. 6, came in at 170.5.

Also on the main card, former Strikeforce middleweight title challenger Robbie Lawler, who returned to the UFC with a win over Josh Koscheck in February, was 170.5 for his fight against fellow former Strikeforce fighter Bobby Voelker, who was 170. Voelker took the fight on just a couple of weeks’ notice.

And in the first UFC women’s fight on FOX, recent bantamweight title challenger Liz Carmouche weighed in at 136 for her fight against UFC newcomer Jessica Andrade, who was 134.

A total of three fighters missed weight on their first attempts. Jorge Masvidal was 157.5 for his lightweight fight against Michael Chiesa, who was 155.5. Masvidal reportedly petitioned the Washington commission on Friday to have Chiesa shave his beard – then missed weight. He was given two hours to shed to a maximum of 156 pounds, and after some initial indications that he wasn’t going to be able to do so, he eventually came in at exactly 155 pounds.

Tim Means was 160 for his lightweight fight against Danny Castillo. And bantamweight John Albert came in a pound heavy at 137 for his fight against Yaotzin Meza to open the prelims. The Washington commission initially told MMAjunkie.com neither Means nor Albert would cut additional weight and each would forfeit 20 percent of their fight purses to their opponents. Albert, however, did return to make a second attempt at the weight – but still was over and began rehydrating after his second try.

* Masvidal initially weighed 157.5 pounds but was given an additional two hours and made weight on his second attempt.
** Means will forfeit 20 percent of his purse to Castillo.
*** Albert will forfeit 20 percent of his purse to Meza.

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